Snack time

[nyandeshiko]

Characters: Mimio and anyone in the mood for sushi
Setting: Kitchen and cafeteria
Format: Starting in prose but I'll match you.
Summary: Mimio's been upset for a while now. What better way to cheer up than by cooking?
Warnings: None as of yet.

Fish, knives, rice cooking, and seaweed at the ready. Mimio was all set for this. He hadn't cooked for anyone in so long he'd have worried if he wasn't sure he knew what he was doing. He had recipes saved to his memory and was ready to go. The only thing he was waiting for now was the guy he'd talked to in the game and on the network after. He could hardly contain his excitement; meeting someone and making dinner, this was a red-letter day in his books.

Waiting any longer was out of the question, his tail was twitching from side to side in impatience. And it wouldn't hurt to get a bit of an early start, preparing the fish.

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[capax_infiniti]

It hit him as he was walking, a smell so nostalgic that if he'd been walking faster he may have given himself whiplash - fresh, fresh fish. It had been a long time since he'd had really fresh fish, and the scent was tantalizing in a slightly infuriating way.

He peered in to the kitchen to see who or what was there, eyeing up the fish to see if there were any kinds he recognized.

[mutab1e]

Sushi, you say?



Now, the cafeteria kitchens are not exactly the most popular place in the Tower. But ever since he got here Equius has been clinging to them like glue, and this has led him to a lot of interesting cultural discoveries when he walked out to fetch some grubs from his room or something and came back to someone else making their own meal. That was what happened today. Though currently it seemed that the cat-tailed human was standing around doing nothing.

"Er... did you need help with something?"

[savedbyasong]

Shion headed down to the kitchens to meet Mimio, he was quite excited as well. Nothing terrible happened on the way down from the library and so Shion smiled when he entered. He had never actually met Mimio in person, though they had spoken over the network a couple of times.

"Hello! It's Shion."

[snowyvalemaiden]

Might as well be putting catnip out for the trolless because fish was her favorite type of meal and it didn't take her long to find her way towards the source.

At first she didn't say anything, simply taking a seat nearby and looking over at the odd person making it, her head resting on her arms.

"I tink joo be da first one I see cookin' in dis place... And I gotta admit mon, it looks, and definitely smells great."

[nyandeshiko]

Mimio had rounded up a bit of every fish he recognized- a snapper here, some tuna there, and even a salmon. He was geared up for this, and if he hadn't looked up to survey this bounty he'd have never noticed the man peering in. It was a bit unnerving- he couldn't quite put his finger on why, but he just chalked it up to not knowing this person and tried to smile it off.

"Hello there," he grinned, setting the knife down. "I've only just got a start, so if ya can wait a bit I'm gonna have th' first batch out. If yer okay with sushi, that is."

[nyandeshiko]

Mimio had only expected one person to be coming around, so the new voice had him startled- and more than a little confounded. He'd only met one troll as of yet and the fact that this one wasn't automatically being a jerk had him confused.

"Nah, but thank ya," he said, his astonishment audible. "'m just about ta start, just takin' it in fer a moment. I ain't had much of a chance ta cook since I got here..."

[nyandeshiko]

Mimio's face lit up with a grin. It was nice to finally meet this guy in person, rather than over a computer screen for a change.

"Hey!" He laughed happily, extending a hand. "Good ta finally meetcha face ta face."

[nyandeshiko]

Fish was rather a favorite of Mimio's as well, though it was admittedly because it had been a favorite of his lover's. He wouldn't dwell on that too much, instead opting to shoot the lady a smile.

"Really? Ya'd think there'd be more people cookin' their own stuff here, if I'da known we could use th' kitchens earlier I'da been cookin' more frequently. But thank ya, all th' same." He settled back into slicing the fish up, though he didn't stop chatting even as he worked. "Th' name's Mimio, what's yours?"

[snowyvalemaiden]

"Well I arrived 'ere recently. Dunno if dey use it often or not, but dey be complainin' lots 'bout da oatmeal." she added with a small laugh.

"Mimio huh? I like it, it be a nice soundin' name. I'm Xue'Kol, ya can call me Xue if ya be wantin' ta."

Hahaha is that a Necoco

[yang_phase]

Sakuya peered into the room -- she smelled the fish, and the rice, but wasn't quite prepared for what she found in the kitchen. It was some sort of demon, with animal-like ears and a tail. She readied her fuda in case she needed them, approaching carefully from behind.

"What are you doing?"

[nyandeshiko]

Mimio couldn't hold back a grimace- he remembered that awful oatmeal, and he was determined not to eat that gunk again if he could help it. "I think ya gotta eat that goop first if ya wanna stomach anything else. 's just what I've heard, but I could be wrong," he shrugged.

A faint blush came to his face, he'd never heard that his name sounded nice and the compliment completely took him by surprise. But it didn't stop him from laughing. "Thanks, I like yer name too! So, Xue, ya got any favorites I could make fer ya? I got a bit of everythin' back here, or at least everythin' I could recognize."

Hehehe, so very close! Right canon though!

[nyandeshiko]

Mimio couldn't help it, he jumped, dropping the knife to the counter as he turned around. The girl didn't look like she was ready to kill him, and he let a sigh escape.

"Ya scared th' livin' daylights outta me! Didn't ya ever learn not ta scare someone like that?" Never mind that he wasn't even enough of a fighter to know to keep hold of the one thing that could have protected him from an unknown threat, but he'd conveniently forget that for the time. "An' ta answer yer question, I'm makin' sushi. I'm kinda homesick, ya see, an' I thought cookin'd help."

[snowyvalemaiden]

"So dat's why dey still go through wit it huh? I jus' ate cus I don't be knowin' if I'll be gettin' anyting else. Can't be wastin' food, good or bad were I be comin' from yanno?" she laughed a bit and shook her head amused.

"Hmm, well if ya be offerin' it ain't like me ta push a good meal aside! I be quite fond of deep sea fish, but I dunno if the fish from back 'ome be da same as da ones here. Anyting like salmon, grouper, sweetfish or eel is good by me. But I be bettin' anyting joo make be bound ta be delish."

[mutab1e]

Oh, Mimio. If you're expecting a jerk then you have a whole other thing coming...

Equius tilts his head slightly at Mimio's admission. Certainly, he hadn't ever seen the cat-eared human around before -- and almost all of his time in the Tower so far had been spent cooking in here. Still, he allowed his curiosity to get the better of him, and he walked closer. "What will you make?"

[savedbyasong]

Shion smiled back, "It's nice to meet you too!" He shook his hand with a smile.

It was amazing how human, or... cat-human he looked even in person. "Are you ready?" He went over to the cupboards to begin getting bowls and things since he knew Mimio had never been in here before.

oh, right, he was the aggressive uke in part 2

[yang_phase]

"Sushi...?" She peered over at the ingredients on the table. "Won't it take some time to ferment? How long have you been living here?" Nigirizushi hadn't yet been invented, as far as she was concerned.

At any rate, this demon didn't seem like a hostile one, so she relaxed just a little.

[capax_infiniti]

"I wouldn't want to presume, is it all right?" He gestured to one of the seats. Already, the thought of the fresh fish, prepared and waiting to be eaten was making his mouth water. It was most embarrassing, although he did not let on such a thing.

[nyandeshiko]

Mimio didn't pick up on any embarrassment, too caught up in the notion of dinner and all it entailed. "Heh, I wouldn'ta offered if it wasn't! Go on, take a load off, it shouldn't be too long."

He went back to preparing the fish, chatting as he worked. "Th' name's Mimio. What's yers?"

[nyandeshiko]

Ah, food, back on more secure ground. Mimio was smiling brightly at all the fish in front of him, tail swishing in excitement.

"'m gonna make sushi, if ya want any. It's somethin' ta do, right?" He wasn't about to give away how it reminded him of home, after all, he didn't know who this guy was, and the last thing he wanted to do was start an argument in what was supposed to be his relaxation time.

[nyandeshiko]

"Yup! I found th' fish already, an' th' rice is cookin'," Mimio nodded. He'd snooped around a bit to find some of the stuff, but other things were going to be harder to find. He hadn't even started to look for a bamboo mat, or even to see if he could find some nori.

A question occurred to the cat. "So d'ya cook in here a lot?"

[nyandeshiko]

Mimio shrugged. "I guess so, I just ate it 'cause free food. B'sides, when someone puts somethin' down in front'a ya first thing chances are good they got reasons."

With those guidelines in mind, Mimio set about slicing up some salmon, and even a bit of snapper. He wasn't sure it was deep-sea, but it'd likely be okay, he supposed. The compliment brought another blush to his face, and he focused on the fish to distract himself. "Thank ya, I hope it'll be! I haven't had much of a chance ta cook since I got here."

[snowyvalemaiden]

Xue smiled warmly, "So I be takin' it joo like cookin' den? I used ta cook back 'ome, mostly fer myself. Didn' get many visitors up in da frozen north."

She laughed a little and eyed what he was doing with curiosity. "I 'ave ta admit I'm lookin' forward ta da meal and I tank ya lots mon. I be appreciatin' it greatly."

Yup. XD I've seen a Necoco before, but I don't know if they made the move to DW.

[nyandeshiko]

"Ta ferment?" Mimio was confused; there were faster ways of making sushi, why would it need to ferment? The other question was one that was easier to answer. "A couple'a months, why? How long've you been here?"

He wasn't so sure about this new girl here, but he allowed himself to settle just a little. If he was nice, perhaps he'd be okay.

Re: Yup. XD I've seen a Necoco before, but I don't know if they made the move to DW.

[yang_phase]

"Because that's how you make sushi." At least, she was pretty sure it was. She'd never made any herself.

"I've only been here a few days," she said, looking over at his ears, as if not quite sure if they were real or not. "...I've never seen a demon like you. Is your master here?"

[savedbyasong]

"I have a little bit..." Mainly when he hadn't wanted to risk the crowded dining hall in the days after the Grand Highblood had killed him. "I'll start the bread and the pie." Well the bread first, he knew a quick recipe his mum had taught him for emergencies. He didn't trust this place to leave things to rise or whatever over night. Who knew what would happen.

He began rummaging through cupboards for ingredients.